What lessons can businesses and startups learn from colonies of floating ants that are creating islands to survive flooding? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where ...

Answer by Jane Chin, Business Culture Analyst by night, on Quora: In 2011, engineers at Georgia Institute of Technology published their observations in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Weaver ants work as a team to build bridges and create nests in trees. Nature has once again proven to be an efficient designer, showing time and again how ant teamwork is much better than that of ...

When more humans participate in a game of tug-o-war, each individual puts in less effort. But the opposite is true in weaver ants, according to new research in the journal Current Biology. Imagine ...

A special species of ant might hold the secret to effective teamwork. Researchers report that, as weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) work in bigger and bigger groups to assemble nests, the efficiency ...

What happens when 1,000 ants are placed in various obstacle courses? This video features an ant colony navigating through ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nature has once again proven to be an efficient designer, showing ...